Animal feeder



Feb. 27, 951 H, E, MQREY 2,543,465

ANIMAL FEEDER Filed Dec. 2l, 1945 Jima/far Patented Feb.. 27, 1951UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANIMAL FEEDER Howard E. Morey, Aurora, Ill.

Application December 21, 1945, Serial No. 636,327

`l Claim. i

This invention relates to a feeder or feeding trough for animals, andmore particularly to such a device adapted for the feeding of rabbits orsimilar small animals.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improvedfeeding' tray or trough, whereby the animals may be fed solid food, andhaving secured thereto or associated therewith a. special receptacle forliquid foods or water, means being provided whereby the latterreceptacle will not be upset by the animals.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of such a devicewhich may be readily separated for cleaning or other purposes.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such a devicewhich will be sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and eicientin operation and simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out as thedescription of the invention proceeds and shown in the accompanyingdrawings wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of thisinventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of one form of device embodying thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken substantially along the line 2-2 ofFigure 1. as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings, there is generally indicated at Iii atray or trough, which may be of circular conguration, adapted for thereception of solid food for animals such as rabbits or the like. Thetrough ill includes a base I I, and a rim l2, and may, if desired, beprovided with a depending fiange I3, as best shown in Figure 2, forornamental or other purposes.

The base il is thus, by the flange I3, spaced a substantial distancefrom the ground, and is provided with a centrally positioned apertureI4, below which is secured an annular depending socket member i5provided with female threads of any desired configuration. If desired,the socket i5 may take the form of a conventional jar cap closure,provided with a base I6. The socket l5 may be secured to the base I Isurrounding the aperture l@ therein in any desired conventional manner.

The receptacle for liquids comprises a cup I'I provided at its base witha projecting portion I8, externally threaded, as indicated at I9, the

threads being of a configuration adapted to engage the threads of thesocket I'5. An annular shoulder 2G formed on the cup just above threadsI9 seats against the upper surface of base I l when the cup isthreadedly positioned, precluding injury to or breakage of socket l5 asa result of angular bending or displacement.

It will thus be seen that when the device is in assembled relation, thethreads I9 engaging the threads of the socket I5 preclude the upsettingof the cup Il, and the device may be unitarily assembled, the tray I0being lled with solid food, if desired, and the cup il being lled withliquid, as, for example, water.

It will be seen that due to the relatively large area of the tray Ill,upsetting of the cup Il Will be substantially precluded, or may beaccomplished only with material difhculty by the animais feeding fromthe trough.

Obviously, the device may be constructed of any desired material, as,for example, glass, thin sheet metal, plastic, or other suitablesubstance.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there .is herein provided animproved animal feeder which accomplishes all the objects of thisinvention, and others, including many advantages of great practicalutility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as manymodications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

An animal feeder comprising a pan-like trough having a circular sidewalland a plane bottom plate vertically spaced from the upper and loweredges of said sidewall, said bottom plate being formed with a centralopening, a threaded socket secured to said bottom plate and dependingtherefrom in registry with said opening, a removable cup larger indiameter than said openin T and said socket having a plane bottonihaving a central threaded element depending therefrom, said dependingthreaded element being extended through said bottom plate opening andthreaded in said socket whereby portions of the cup bottom surroundingsaid depending threaded element supportably engage the upper side ofsaid trough bottom plate around the opening therein.

HOWARD E. MOREY.

(References on following page) REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record in the le of this patent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date French July 5, 1870 French Jan.11, 1876 Colburn Aug. 29, 1876 Day Jan. 5, 1892 Rider May 1, 1900Zimmerman et al. Nov. 19, 1901 Soleau Feb. 28, 1905 Number l@ Number

